'Food is medicine' takes shape as RFK Jr. praises school menu changes in West Virginia

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. joined West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey on Friday as the Republican governor signed the first letters of intent seeking waivers to allow the state to eliminate soda from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit eligibility.

Kennedy, who is spearheading the Make America Healthy Again movement, praised Morrisey during a news conference at a school in Martinsburg. The governor introduced his four pillars of a healthy West Virginia.